Alfre Woodard, Sarah Paulson and Lupita Lyong’o

Michael Fassbender

Olivia Wilde

Collette

Idris Elba and Justin Chadwick

Richard Ayoade and Jesse Eisenberg

Clive Owen

Tom Felton and Charlie Stratton

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Toni Collette

“Therese” cast

Director Steve McQueen and Chiwetel Ejiofor brought “12 Years a Slave” to the festival on Sept. 6 and received standing ovations and critical praise. Producer Brad Pitt also attended the premiere.

Olivia Wilde and Chris Hemsworth spoke about “Rush,” Ron Howard’s film about the rivalry between Formula One drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt in the 1970s. “I likened it to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird,” Wilde said. “They were rivals who needed each other to achieve greatness.”

Jason Bateman directs and stars in “Bad Words,” which was acquired by Focus Saturday.

Dakota Fanning (“The Last of Robin Hood”) and Elizabeth Olsen (“Therese”) starred together in “Very Good Girls.”

Chiwetel Ejiofor, in Toronto for “12 Years a Slave” and director Alfonso Cuaron (“Gravity”) worked together in 2006’s “Children of Men.”

Director Nicole Holofcener and Julia Louis-Dreyfus of “Enough Said”

“12 Years a Slave’s” Michael Fassbender and Alfre Woodard at the Variety Studio at Holt Renfrew in Toronto.

Alfre Woodard, Sarah Paulson and Lupita Lyong’o of “12 Years a Slave” at the Variety Studio

Michael Fassbender has starred in three movies of director Steve McQueen’s: “Hunger” (2008), “Shame” (2011) and “12 Years a Slave” (2013).

<p>Olivia Wilde said of Peter Morgan's "Rush" script: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think people expect from a film about sports, about athletes competing, that you&rsquo;re going to have such sharp dialogue.&rdquo;</p>

Tavi Gevinson, Tracey Fairaway and Toni Collette of “Enough Said,” which was one of James Gandolfini’s last film projects

Idris Elba and director Justin Chadwick of “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” at the Variety Studio at Holt Renfrew in Toronto